The first meeting of the Kimberley Cemetery Board took place on 10 April 1879. As the above newspaper snippet suggests, trustees were soon appointed to oversee the maintenance of the 40,000 m2 area. Today the cemetery is well kept and ordered, thanks to the allocated rows of plots.

The first interment was in 1879.

Plots are laid out in two blocks, it being decided early on to allocate Block A to the Church of England (Anglicans) and Block B to the Presbyterians. Today there is also a Block C which remains an open grassed area.

High-resolution photographs of the grave are available, plus one or two of the cemetery/church if applicable. This includes a full transcription, particularly for those stones that are hard to read or eroded.

~Henry John BUTTLE is my partners GG uncle. ‘Wexford’ – Henry’s estate was named after Co. Wexford in Ireland where he was born. He was one of 15 children born to John BUTTLE [1841 Craan, Co. Wexford -1920 Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford] and Annie nee ROBERTS [1852 Canada – 1934 Christchurch].